The big clubs are looking to build on their wins over the weekend and score points again in the fifth stage of the English Football League, which kicks off on Tuesday, as new faces come and go in the final days of the league. transfer market.
The best teams managed to walk away with victories in the last games of the weekend, albeit with difficulty, with the exception of a convincing victory for Liverpool.
In the final days and hours of the summer transfer market, which closes on Thursday, clubs race against time to secure deals as Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo’s fate at Manchester United sets in.
Arsenal lead the table after being the only one to receive a full mark this season after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Fulham with a goal from Brazil’s Gabriel Magales with four minutes left in the match.
This is the first time the London side have won their first four league games since 2004/05 under French manager Arsène Wenger.
The Gunners take on Aston Villa on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium, hoping to shore up the wounds of manager Steven Gerrard’s team, which have suffered three defeats, two of them in the last two stages, compared to one win this season.
Despite the brilliance of Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, who arrived this summer from Manchester City, Norwegian playmaker Martin Odegaard emerged as the team’s top scorer with three league goals.
Manchester City, the defending champions, had to come back after two goals at home against Crystal Palace to a beautiful 4-2 victory thanks to a hat-trick by their new star, Norwegian Erling Halland, who was the league’s top scorer with six goals.
And he became the second player, along with Argentina’s Sergio Aguera, to score that many goals in his first four league appearances for City.
He will look to increase his scoring and move away from the lead when Spanish manager Pep Guadiola’s team, in second place with ten points, faces his colleague from Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, who fell victim to Tottenham’s 2-0 third leg in Sunday. .
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Liverpool achieved their biggest win in their Premier League history after beating Bournemouth 9-0, equaling the biggest win in the Premier League (beginning in 1993) since how Manchester United did it twice and Leicester City once.
But in a strange incident, if true, none of the nine goals were signed by the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah or even the decisive pass, as Firmino and the Colombian Luis Diaz scored a double in addition to the Brazilian’s three passes.
Liverpool are hoping this big win will ignite a spark in the league after a poor start when they drew their first two matches before losing to rivals Manchester United in the third stage.
And he knows it will be a difficult task against his guest Newcastle, who forced a 3-3 draw against Manchester City in the penultimate stage before he came out with a fatal draw against Wolves on Sunday with a stunning goal. Frenchman Alain Saint-Maximan.
As for Manchester United, who made up for their disastrous start in the league after two defeats with successive victories over Liverpool and Southampton, moves in the transfer market eclipsed their match against Leicester City at the end of the stage on Thursday.
Reports indicated he had reached an agreement to sign Brazilian winger Anthony from Ajax Amsterdam for £85m ($99m).
There are high hopes for the future of Ronaldo, who wants to move to a team that competes in the Champions League, despite Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag reiterating his desire for the Portuguese to stay.
As for Leicester City, they are suffering from one of their worst starts as they are bottom of the table with three defeats, the last of which was to Chelsea, and a draw in the first leg.
Chelsea will beat Southampton at the start of the stage on Tuesday, scoring a notable victory over Leicester despite finishing the game on 28 minutes on 10 after Conor Gallagher was sent off to make up for their sudden loss with three clean sheets. in the previous stage against Leeds United.
The Blues are expected to sign French defender Wesley Fofan from Leicester City for £70m after The Athletic reported on Monday that the player traveled to the United States for a medical at the request of new American owner Todd Bohle. to calm down. After missing most of last season due to a broken leg.
The Spurs are also playing third on Wednesday with their hosts West Ham as they look to maintain their unbeaten record.